FilmIndia (Jan-Nov 1942)

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para PANCHOLI ART PICTURES (Lahore) A successful company always becomes a fertile ground for rumours. One of such rumours is that Miss Manorama and M. Ismail are going to leave the company which, the producers say, is entirely false. In fact, both these artistes are cast in "Poonji", the new picture that is now being planned for production. "Zamindar" featuring Shanta Apte has been completed and is likely to be on the screen some time in the next month. Still another activity of Mr. Dalsukh Pancholi is a new production company which he seems to have floated under the name of Pradhan Pictures Ltd. This company will operate in their recently acquired studios which once belonged to the Northern India Studios. PRABHAT FILM CO. (Pcona) Director Raja Nene is giving finishing touches to the new social picture of Prabhat called "10 o'clock". In the cast we find sparkling personalities like Ratnamala in the Marathi version and Urmilla in the Hindi version. Music Director Keshavrao Bhole thinks that his musical tunes would by themselves assure a lcng run for the picture when it is released. Messrs. Damle & Fatehlal, these two are always to be mentioned together, are working on the shooting script of "Ram Shastri", a biographical subject based on the theme of justice. The new Prabhat director Kash yap has already started shooting another social picture called "Nai Kahani" written by Mr. Ahmed Abbas. The songs of this picture have been written by Mr. Wali who will be remember d for his popular songs of "Khazanchi". People wonddn't want mere bread in "Roti" after they see Sitara like this. ACHARYA ART PRODUCTIONS (Bombay) "Kunwara Bap", a social prcture directed by Mr. Kishore Sahu. has given a splendid beginning to this new company which is founded by Mr. N. R. Acharya, who was till recently, with the Bombay Talkies, and where he produced a number of popular pictures. The success of "Kunwara Bap ' has put a little more heart into Producer-director Acharya, and he is reported to have completed *'U1jhan", a rural romance, starring Sardar Akhtar, Mazharkhan and others, a better picture in so far as the box-office is concerned. Still another picture that is likely to go into the sets very shortly will be a social story featuring Motilal, Protima Das Gupta probably under the direction of Kishore Sahu. RANJIT FILM CO. (Dadar) "Arman", a social story directed by Mr. Kedar Sharma is expected to be revived again at the Royal Opera House where it was released for a day and had to be withdrawn owing to the disturbances in the city. At the studios the producers have a number of pictures under production. Some of them are as follows: "Gowri" directed by Kedar Sharma, "Chandni" directed by Jayant Desai, "Vish Kanya" directed by Kedar Sharma, "Chhoti Ma" directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi, "DukhSukh" directed by Ram Daryani, "Fariyad" directed by Jayant Desat, "Andhera" directed by Asjfy "Tansen" directed by Jayant 'Qfpgi, and "Bhakta Surdas" directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi". Some of these pictures are ready for release, some are 61